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title: Confluence Data Center - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Confluence Data Center
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# Overview

To authenticate with Confluence Data Center, you need:
1. **Domain** - This is the base URL of your self-hosted Confluence instance.

This guide will walk you through obtaining your **Domain** within your Confluence Data Center instance.

### Prerequisites:

- You must have an active Confluence Data Center instance.

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Finding Your Domain
1. Log in to your Confluence Data Center instance.
2. Look at the browser’s address bar at the top of the page.
3. Your **Domain** is the value between `https://` and the next `/`. If you're logged in and the URL in your browser is: `https://confluence.company.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=123456`, your domain is `confluence.company.com`.

#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **Domain**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Confluence Data Center.
2. Enter your **Domain** in its respective field.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.


<img src="/integrations/all/confluence-data-center/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Confluence Data Center.
 